Exports of agriculture, forestry and fishery products were sluggish in the first half. Decreased strawberries and scallops August 9 20:10
While the government has set a goal of 1 trillion yen in exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and foods for the year, we found that the actual results for the first half were only 440 billion yen, less than half the target.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the export value of agriculture, forestry and fishery products and food for the half year from January to June was 448.6 billion yen, an increase of 2.9% compared to the same period last year.
However, the result was far below the growth rate of more than 10%, which is necessary to achieve the annual export target of 1 trillion yen.
This was due to the fact that last year's “strawberry”, which had grown significantly, was turned into a decline due to overseas production, and “scallops”, the largest export value of fishery products, decreased due to an increase in overseas catch. This is the main factor.
The achievement of the target of 1 trillion yen will require 17% growth in the second half of the year, so the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries wants to achieve the target by increasing the number of opportunities to PR Japanese food overseas.